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Spike the Super Ball™ Will March into
Camp
Verde
for the 51st Annual
Fort
Verde
Days
Official
Arizona
Super Bowl XLII Game Ball to be delivered to Mayor Tony Gioia and the Town of
Camp
Verde.
CAMP
VERDE, Ariz. Friday,
Oct 5, 2007
– Spike the Super Ball™, Team Captain of the Arizona Super Bowl XLII
Host Committee, will make
Camp
Verde
the 29th stop on his Game Ball Road Trip through the state of
Arizona
. The Town of Camp Verde will celebrate the 51st Annual
Fort
Verde
Days from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Outpost Mall on Saturday,
Oct. 13, 2007
.
Spike
the Super Ball will be at Fort Verde Days from 9 a.m. – noon. At 9:30
a.m., Spike will present an official Arizona Super Bowl XLII Game Ball
to Mayor Tony Gioia at the Grandstand
area on
Main Street
. At 10 a.m., Spike will march in the Fort Verde Days Parade where he
will greet
Camp
Verde
residents and visitors. The parade will begin in the parking lot of the
Outpost Mall.
WHAT:
Spike the Super Ball, Team Captain of the
Arizona
Super Bowl XLII Host Committee, will make a Game Ball Road Trip
stop at Fort Verde Days Parade.
WHEN:
Saturday,
Oct. 13, 2007
9:30 a.m. –
noon
WHERE:
Outpost Mall (Parking Lot), W.
Finnie Flat Road,
Camp Verde, Ariz.
86332
VISUALS:
Spike the Super Ball will begin Fort Verde Days at the Grandstand area
on Main Street where he will present an official Arizona Super Bowl XLII
Game Ball to Mayor Tony Gioia and the Town of Camp Verde. Afterwards,
Spike the Super Ball will participate in the Fort Verde Days Parade.
Spike will then greet Camp Verde residents and visitors as he marches
along the parade route. During the parade, he will hand out official
Spike cards and mini antenna footballs.
Fun
Facts: Spike the Super Ball, has traveled 3,230 miles thus far on
the 42-stop Game Ball Road Trip through the state of Arizona. After an
official stop in Camp Verde for Fort Verde Days Parade, he will have
traveled 3,488 miles. Spike will make his next official Game Ball Road
Trip stop in Bisbee, Ariz. for the 17th Annual Bisbee 1000 on
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007.
About
Fort Verde Days Parade: The longest-running festival in Camp Verde
is Fort Verde Days, which will celebrate its 51st anniversary
in 2007. The festival, held the second weekend in October, pays
tribute to the town’s Cowboy heritage and pioneer history. Fort Verde
Days takes place on the grounds of the Camp Verde Community Center and
at Fort Verde State Historical Park, a key Camp Verde attraction,
especially for military enthusiasts. Fort Verde State Park is located at
125 E. Holloman St., within walking distance of the community center.
The Fort Verde State Historical Park is one of the best preserved
examples of a period fort in Ariz. It was the military outpost for
General Crook’s U.S. army scouts and soldiers. It features three
well-preserved homes listed on the Arizona and National Registers of
Historic Places, period furnishings and military memorabilia.
About
Spike the Super Ball™: Spike the Super Ball is Team Captain of the
Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee and is responsible for uniting
the Arizona community in support of Super Bowl XLII. He is making a
42-stop, 12-month statewide tour that will culminate in Glendale, Ariz.
where he will deliver the game ball and assist in the opening of The NFL
Experience in late January 2008. Spike was introduced at a Host
Committee press conference attended by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
on Feb. 6, 2007.
About
the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee: The Arizona Super
Bowl Host Committee is a private, not-for-profit Arizona corporation
that serves as the main liaison between the National Football League and
local efforts. It is responsible for implementing Arizona’s plan for
Super Bowl XLII culminating with the game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
For
more information, please visit www.azsuperbowl.com
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